Lazy people want much but get little, but those who work hard will prosper.

懒惰人羡慕，却无所得；殷勤人必得丰裕。

懒惰的人奢求，却无所得；殷勤的人必然丰裕。

懒惰的人奢求，却无所得；殷勤的人必然丰裕。

懒惰人空有幻想，勤快人心想事成。

懒惰人渴求，却一无所得；殷勤人必得丰裕。

懒惰人贪得无厌，但他的欲望一无所得；殷勤人的欲求，却必得满足。

懶惰人羨慕，卻無所得；殷勤人必得豐裕。

懶惰的人奢求，卻無所得；殷勤的人必然豐裕。

懶惰的人奢求，卻無所得；殷勤的人必然豐裕。

懶惰人空有幻想，勤快人心想事成。

懶惰人渴求，卻一無所得；殷勤人必得豐裕。

懶惰人白羨慕着，也一無所得；殷勤的人必得豐裕。

懶惰人貪得無厭，但他的慾望一無所得；殷勤人的欲求，卻必得滿足。

惰者欲而弗得、勤者必致豐腴、

惰者欲而不得、勤者必有贏餘。

惰者心欲而不得、勤者必得心意滿足、必得心意滿足或作必有贏餘

A sluggard’s appetite is never filled, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.

People who refuse to work want things and get nothing. But the desires of people who work hard are completely satisfied.

The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.

The slacker craves, yet has nothing, but the diligent is fully satisfied.

The soul of the lazy one craves and gets nothing, But the soul of the diligent is made prosperous.

The soul of a lazy man desires, and has nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.

The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

The slacker craves, yet has nothing, but the diligent is fully satisfied.

The soul of the sluggard desireth, and[ hath] nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

The appetite of the sluggard craves but gets nothing, but the desire of the diligent will be abundantly satisfied.

The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.

A hard worker has plenty of food, but a person who chases fantasies has no sense.

Lazy people are soon poor; hard workers get rich.

Work hard and become a leader; be lazy and become a slave.

In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge,and knowledge with self control, and self control with patient endurance, and patient endurance with godliness,and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love for everyone.The more you grow like this, the more productive and useful you will be in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.But those who fail to develop in this way are shortsighted or blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their old sins.So, dear brothers and sisters, work hard to prove that you really are among those God has called and chosen. Do these things, and you will never fall away.Then God will give you a grand entrance into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Tune your ears to wisdom, and concentrate on understanding.Cry out for insight, and ask for understanding.Search for them as you would for silver; seek them like hidden treasures.Then you will understand what it means to fear the Lord, and you will gain knowledge of God.For the Lord grants wisdom! From his mouth come knowledge and understanding.He grants a treasure of common sense to the honest. He is a shield to those who walk with integrity.He guards the paths of the just and protects those who are faithful to him.Then you will understand what is right, just, and fair, and you will find the right way to go.

The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.

Greed causes fighting; trusting the Lord leads to prosperity.

Our great desire is that you will keep on loving others as long as life lasts, in order to make certain that what you hope for will come true.

But don’t be so concerned about perishable things like food. Spend your energy seeking the eternal life that the Son of Man can give you. For God the Father has given me the seal of his approval.”

Joyful are those who listen to me, watching for me daily at my gates, waiting for me outside my home!

The Lord will guide you continually, giving you water when you are dry and restoring your strength. You will be like a well watered garden, like an ever flowing spring.

The lazy person claims,“ There’s a lion on the road! Yes, I’m sure there’s a lion out there!”

Even in old age they will still produce fruit; they will remain vital and green.

Who can count Jacob’s descendants, as numerous as dust? Who can count even a fourth of Israel’s people? Let me die like the righteous; let my life end like theirs.”